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Cognitive CoachingSM Benefits: Principals

Principals who were Cognitively Coached on a regular and ongoing basis reported the following impact*:

  • Better focus on process and procedure; better forethought and reflection.
     
  • Time together helped me broaden my thinking for self-coaching.
     
  • I feel more confident in my current position.
     
  • Making time, 30-45 minutes for systematic reflecting and coaching allowed me to think and clarify situations, to explore options of action and to plan steps.
     
  • These meetings have helped me determine my goal for the next years.
     
  • As a first-year principal attempting to build a collaborative professional community, the coaching helped me to clarify my thinking around all issues, but especially around process and clear communication.
     
  • The weekly sessions enabled us to get to the heart of my leadership style versus a hit and miss problem format.
     
  • The reflection and planning I have done regarding my interactions with staff has increased. My listening to and accepting input from staff has increased.
     
  • Ultimately this means I am growing into a better leader, better planner, better principal.
     

* Ellison, Jane, "Coaching Principals for Increased Resourcefulness" in Cognitive CoachingSM: Weaving Threads of Learning and Change into the Culture of an Organization. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, 2003, p. 21. (This book can be purchased in the "Cognitive CoachingSM Products" area of this site.)
 

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